A devoted (obsessed) 18 year old girl's views on all-things Yankees, and other random thoughts

2010 Season Ends: What Happened?

Yanks 2010 Season Ends

Well, it wasn’t as good as last season…that’s for sure. As I watched the ALCS unfold, I saw what was going on, and I accepted it. But looking back now, I’m just so confused. I have so many questions, and I don’t know the answers. But what keeps lingering in my mind is: What happened to the Yankees? What went wrong?

Too many things. And not enough went right.

-The Long Layoff

Now I’m not trying to make “excuses” to why the Yankees lost, but let’s be realistic here. The Yankees had to wait an eternity for the Rangers and Rays to close things out. They beat the Twins so quickly that they were just sitting around. Of course they were still hyped up, but they lost some of their momentum – but more importantly, they lost their rhythm. Remember how in the ALDS it seemed like everyone was contributing to the success? Well, that didn’t happen this time. The only guys who really did well were Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano. And I pat them on the back for a job well done.

Unfortunately, their contributions were not enough. The Yankee pitching was ATROCIOUS in this series. Could it have been due to the rest factor? Maybe.

-Mark Teixeira’s Hammy

The Yankees were already down in the series and were struggling offensively. So when their star slugger Mark Teixeira destroyed his hamstring while hustling out a grounder, the entire team was hurt. You could just see it. No one was going to admit it, but it’s obvious: they probably thought they were screwed withough Teix – especially because the offense was pretty dead already.

-Joe Girardi

Don’t get me started. I like Girardi, but as I’ve said before, I just don’t understand him sometimes. This was especially true in ALCS game 6 – the Yankees final game. Intentionally walking Josh Hamilton once to get to Vlad Guerrerro was enough. He’s lucky he got away with that move. But by having Phil Hughes do that AGAIN, Girardi was almost asking for trouble. My Grandma and I said that to each other as soon as we saw Joe wiggle the 4 fingers. We knew it would blow up in his face even before Guerrerro got the hit. And we were right. Then he put in David Robertson who, wo put it nicely, hasn’t seen much success this postseason, and he let the game get away from the Yankees. From then on, the Yankees had terrible at-bats, and you could just see it in their eyes: they knew they were going home.

As for me, of course I am devastated. I love my Yankees more than anything, and I want to be able to watch them for as long as possible, Sadly, it ended too early this year. But that’s selfish. I really feel bad for the YANKEES. They wanted to win this so badly, but they just didn’t play well. They really embarrassed themselves. I feel so bad for my boys. They shouldn’t have lost…they deserved to win. But they didn’t play like they deserved it.

I guess I should give credit to the Rangers. I mean they did beat my boys. They really made my Yankees look bad. But really – the Yankees made themselves look bad, too. They helped them out a bit. And a good team like the Rangers capitalizes off another team’s mistakes. That’s exactly what happened. Sure, the Rangers are having their best season. They are a very good team. Maybe they do deserve to win.

Of course I will never admit that. The Yankees have been through so much this season. I think the Yankees should have won it all this season just as a tribute to the Great George Steinbrenner. It’s kind of unfair that they didn’t, but again – it was their fault they lost.

And who says life is fair, anyway? Maybe the best team doesn’t always win.

But the great thing about life is that you can always try to redeem yourself. More often than not, you get another chance in life.

And for my Yankees, this other chance begins on March 31, 2011.

That’s when the Quest for 28 begins again.

Yankees, I’d like to thank you for this exciting 2010. Just because it didn’t end they way we planned doesn’t mean we have to just forget it. You had a great season. I know you are the best team…you just didn’t win when it counted. I still love you ♥

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Hi Virginia,
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In my view, I think the long layoff after the Yankees swept the Twins, and of course, the T.V. schedule, had a lot to do with the Yanks poor play in the Texas series … As “they” say, “follow the money”, and in this case T.V. dictates all matters related to the baseball schedule, no matter: if the games start late; or if the games are played in bad weather; or if too many days are scheduled in between games. This, I think, definitely affected the Yankee players more so than the Ranger players … Also, I agree with you about the Yankees losing Mark Teixeira to the injury he suffered … He wasn’t hitting that much, but that could have changed in any game. And even without much production at the plate, Teixeira’s defense at first saved many runs throughout the year and in the playoffs. Losing Teix was a big loss for the Yanks, for sure … And, finally, yes, walking Josh Hamilton so many times to face the Rangers clean-up hitter Guerrerro was not the best strategy by Girardi … We all knew it was just a matter of time before Guerrerro would get a big hit. And he finally did in the fifth inning of Game Six. The Yankees never recovered from that inning, as I felt at the time, the game really ended right there for the Yanks … There is no question that Joe Girardi over-managed in the playoffs and throughout the regular season. But, in the end, it was the Yankee players who did not play very well down the stretch, and in the Texas series … Our Bronx Bombers were out-played by the Rangers, and really did not deserve to win !!!
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Hope lives on, though, as all in the Yankees Universe look to 2011 to win our 28th World Championship !!!
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Nice post, Virginia !!!
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Jimmy, “BY&L”http://baseballtheyankeesandlife.mlblogs.com/

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